Macy’s is offering referral bonuses of up to $500 for each friend or family member that employees recruit to join the company. Walmart is paying as much as $17 an […]
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Back to news homeCan Progress on Diversity Be Union-Made?
Mr. Erlich is one of the authors of a book addressing the history of racial exclusion in the building trades. He notes that the original Boston Residents Jobs Policy in […]
October 2021 Jobs Report: Gain of 531,000 Offers Brighter Picture
“It’s a euphemism, but something the Fed takes very seriously,” said Diane Swonk, the chief economist at the accounting firm Grant Thornton. If the current surge in prices does not […]
The 37-Year-Olds Are Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work for Them
Ms. Rodriguez is one of many managers who recalled her Gen Z employees being the first and most vocal in urging companies to demonstrate their support for the protests after […]
September 2021 Jobs Report Shows Gain of Just 194,000 as Delta Persisted
Job growth slowed to the year’s weakest pace last month as the latest coronavirus wave dashed hopes of an imminent return to normal for the U.S. economy.Employers added just 194,000 […]
College Graduates Find Booming Job Market a Year After Pandemic Lows
Ms. Rice was a computer science major, an especially sought-after concentration for many big employers. But Ms. Newbill, the university recruitment director for Dell, said her company was also hiring […]
Workers, in Demand, Have a New Demand of Their Own: A Career Path
Mark Wray was working at the concession stand of a movie theater when the pandemic lockdowns hit last year. The movie theater shut down, and he lost his job.But instead […]
July 2021 Jobs Report: Employers Add 943,000 to Payrolls
The American economy roared into midsummer with a strong gain in hiring, but there are questions about its ability to maintain that momentum as the Delta variant of the coronavirus […]
Beware Remote Bias
Remote biasWhen companies fully reopen their offices, a large number plan to offer employees more flexibility over where they work. A “hybrid office” could make jobs more appealing and help […]
Remote Workers May Face Challenges in the Hybrid Office
Another change that companies such as Zillow and Salesforce are making to level the playing field for remote workers is in how they conduct meetings. Instead of having in-office employees […]